A car turns a steady circle. The net force keeping it on that path is called:
ACentripetal
BCentrifugal
CCentennial
DCentralised
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Centripetal
1. Something must bend the path constantly.
2. That net force has a special name.
3. It is the centripetal force.
_Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 6, Applications of Newton's Laws._
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